Influenza Vaccine

The 2024 FluVax is now available.

Please ring the Surgery to book a place in one of our nurse Flu Clinics, or ask your doctor during your consultation.

As per the Department of Health:

Free seasonal influenza vaccine is funded under the National Immunisation Program (NIP) for the following groups at higher risk of complications from influenza:

  • people aged six months to less than five years (can be given at the same time as childhood vaccines)
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged six months and older
  • pregnant women (can be given at any stage of each pregnancy)
  • people aged 65 years and older (a vaccine that is specifically designed to produce a higher immune response is available for this group).
  • people aged six months and older with medical conditions putting them at increased risk of severe influenza and its complications.